Released: 10 January 2008
Trading Update
Rathbone Brothers Plc ( Rathbones ), a leading provider of
discretionary fund management and wealth management services for
private investors and trustees, is pleased to announce that total
funds under management as at its year end, 31 December 2007, stood
at £13.12 billion, a rise of 7.2% compared with £12.24
billion as at 31 December 2006.
During the same period the FTSE 100 Index rose by 3.8% and the FT All-Share Index by 2.0%. The FTSE/APCIMS Balanced Index, which Rathbones regards as the index which most closely reflects the spread of investments held by its private investor and trustee clients, rose by 2.5% during the year.
Funds managed by Rathbone Investment Management Limited rose 8.2% over the 12 months to 31 December 2007 to £11.23 billion. Funds managed by Rathbone Unit Trust Management rose from £1.86 billion to £1.89 billion, an increase of 1.6% during the year.
Notice of Results
Rathbone Brothers Plc will issue its preliminary results for the
year ended 31 December 2007 on Thursday 6 March 2008, which are
anticipated to be in line with market expectations.
ENDS
For further information contact:
| Rathbone Brothers Plc | 020 7399 0000 (Switchboard) |
| Mark Powell, Chairman Andy Pomfret, Chief Executive Emily Morris, Marketing Director |
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| Smithfield | 020 7360 4900 |
| Reg Hoare/Miranda Good |
Notes for editors:
Rathbone Brothers Plc specialises in providing, through its subsidiaries, personalised investment management and wealth management services for private clients and trustees, including discretionary asset management, tax planning, trust and company management, and banking services. It manages £13.12 billion of funds, including £1.89 billion managed by Rathbone Unit Trust Management (as at 31 December 2007). For existing investment management and trust company clients, Rathbones offers a range of banking services, from overnight cash and currency accounts to time deposits and overdraft facilities.